It is most pleasing to see that herbaceous weeds at the southern end of the National Tree Day planting site behind The Fair are receding thanks to volunteer control efforts over the past two years.

At the northern end however, Paterson’s Curse went ballistic following the rain in recent months and some areas are thick with Curse.

Paterson’s Curse in the close perimeter of a planting is best controlled manually and further away from plantings by spraying selective herbicide with low pressure knapsacks. If you can help please come along to the working party or join us at our Fridays at The Fair sessions. We need many hands to get on to top of this competitive weed.

Update 5 May 2014: Parks and Conservation Service contractors began Paterson’s Curse control behind The Fair. These are great news! We will focus on weeds growing close to plantings (about 1 m radius) and tackle Paterson’s Curse patches and woody weeds along Clancy’s track.

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Tackling woody weeds We are a small band of volunteers who meet every Monday, except on holidays, for a variety of conservation activities in the nature reserve east of The Fair, North Watson. If you are free on a Monday morning, why not join our friendly group to help improve…

Tackling woody weeds We are a small band of volunteers who meet every Monday, except on holidays, for a variety of conservation activities in the nature reserve east of The Fair, North Watson. If you are free on a Monday morning, why not join our friendly group to help improve…

Tackling woody weeds We are a small band of volunteers who meet every Monday, except on holidays, for a variety of conservation activities in the nature reserve east of The Fair, North Watson. If you are free on a Monday morning, why not join our friendly group to help improve…